Facebook has blocking certain apps because it says that it is just protecting its assets. Facebook declares that an app which does not add value to Facebook should not be able to access the social network's data. Of all their data sets, Facebook’s social graph is the one thing that’s truly distinctive. Facebook has spent several years getting you to validate who you know, and it sounds as if it does not want to hand over your friend list to competitors any more. This week it discontinued both Twitter’s new photo app Vine and messaging app Voxer from Find Friends, that lets you connect with Facebook friends on other apps.
Facebook has explained the Voxer issue in its own way. Users have an option to post an audio message they have put over Voxer on to Facebook. But this option is mostly buried and you would not be able to find unless you have searched Voxer’s help documents. If you slide a previously sent message, you can see a share button by which...

The art of responsive web design, commonly known as RWD, has been dominating conversations globally since Ethan Marcotte formulated the name in 2011. This fairly new concept of creating websites which provide an easy to use and view navigational site layout that can be utilized across various devices is taking the marketing world by storm. Whether you are on your laptop, your desktop, your iPad, or your smart phone, sites with exceptional responsive web design can provide users with a truly unique and engaging experience no matter which device they choose to use.
So, why the incredible push for mass implementation of responsive web design? Experts estimate that between 90 to 100 million consumers will purchase tablets in the year 2013. Right in line with the steeply increasing trend of tablet sales is the rising boom of smart phone usage.
Consumers want to have technology and the world wide web at the tip of their fingers at every moment. However, if consumers spend 40%...

The fact that SEO experts were caught off guard by radical changes to Google's search engine suggests that the experts aren't that good at predicting Google's moves. Yet, predicting algorithm changes is implicitly why clients hire SEO firms - to make sure that rankings don't tank, traffic keeps flowing in, and visibility is consistent. To be fair, no SEO firm owns Google. No one really could predict the devastation of the Panda and Penguin tweaks, so how much blame can website owners really place on SEO firms? A little, but not a lot.
Why a little? Consider Google's constant updates to Panda. It was just last month that 'G' updated its algorithm for the 23rd time. Did any SEO expert call it in advance with preparations for clients? It's unlikely, and here's where SEOs can take the blame. They know that predicting algorithm changes is shaky, at best. In fact, the better firms disclose this and focus heavily on providing quality.
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Thanks to the various research, analytics, and insight tools that we have at our fingertips, tracking and measuring data is easier than ever. Want to see how many people visited your site last week? Click. Need to know the percentage of people that abandoned their shopping carts? No problem—all those numbers can easily be crunched by a standard analytics program.
Another convenient feature of these metric programs is their ability to generate reports at a drop of a hat. Tables, graphs, and charts can be pulled up in seconds, allowing people to easily make sense out of the data.
Yes, everything is great and swell in the realm of data and analytics… right? Not exactly. Unfortunately, while a lot of site owners may be tracking their data, a good number of them are tracking the wrong things. These things are what the tech world refers to as “vanity metrics.”
Coined by Eric Ries in his book The Lean Startup, vanity metrics are...

YouTube executives indicated this week that the company plans to add paid subscriptions to certain premium channels on the company’s streaming video site in the near future. These subscriptions could become available as early as this spring, according to the New York Times.
YouTube has for some time now been the most popular video sharing website on the internet. It allows people to upload videos directly to the site on almost any topic that they can then share with millions of users for free. Many well-known companies and celebrities now produce high quality content for YouTube. Until now, however, they only way for creative individuals to earn money from their content on YouTube was from advertising revenue.
Over the past few months, individuals who have watched content from YouTube providers with large followings and regular uploads may have notice a new “H+” icon on the video. This means it is a high-end provider and offers...

But first what is evergreen content? Honestly, it has nothing to do with the color or even trees for that matter. SEO content that stays fresh and relevant throughout the test of time is called evergeen content. Regardless of the up and coming trends and developments in the world, evergreen content still provides something of value to a lot of audiences. So if you are content writer then ensure that the web content that you write never grows brown.
An example of evergreen content in an SEO blog would be the frequently asked question, “What is the definition of SEO”. The relevance of the definition of SEO would never change over time. It would always be helpful to the newcomers in the industry. On the other hand the topic, “What are the current SEO best practices” would not be an example of evergreen content because every Google algorithm change necessiates a change in SEO strategy. That is in a nutshell the definitioin of evergreen...

For those who thought the mobile market would never dictate terms for desktop Internet usage, Google has just proven the mobile market can do just that. As tablets become more and more prevalent in homes and businesses, consumers can expect to see the best of a tablet experience set the terms for desktop interactions in the future. Google, the king of Internet search engines, has just rolled out a new and improved look for its Image Search that borrows from the look and feel tablet users already experience.
The Old Process
Google’s desktop Image Search has been the same for years now. The old process required users to go through multiple steps in order to view the images yielded in the results of its Image Search program. After entering a search term, users were presented with results in a scrollable list. At this point users could hover over any image they wished to see in order to get a bigger “preview” image.
As users scrolled...

Blog Much? Anyone who owns a blog knows that creativity and consistency are keys to captivating readers and keeping subscribers yearning for more. But is there a process that can come to the rescue when you hit your creativity wall and still need to boost your affiliate marketing numbers? Of course! Here are 5 easy steps that will help you skillfully write riveting blogs that will appeal to your reading audience and increase the marketability of your site.
Hook, Grab, and Reel
See! You wanted to keep reading just to find out what in the world this paragraph was about. That means it worked. Grabbing your reader’s attention with a catchy and enticing title is your first step. If you don’t get them interested in the first three to five seconds of reading your blog, you run the risk of them clicking right onto another site. Using action verbs and familiar sayings often interests readers and heightens curiosity. Remember, grab them from the...

Do you own a blog? For anyone who does, we all know the headache of finding, gaining, and maintaining more RSS subscribers on a consistent basis. RSS allows you to get updates from multiple websites in an easy to access manner so you don’t miss a thing. In the same manner, it gives you an opportunity to get your posts in front of readers that enjoy your blogging. So, what can you do to retain subscribers using RSS? The simple solution is to get them to subscribe to your RSS feed. Read on to find out the ten simple ways to gain RSS subscriber.
Focus on a Single Topic
Choose a great topic that you’re familiar with, and stick with it! Consistency is the key. Those that already read your blogs are potential subscribers, as they find the blog content for your particular niche interesting. Sticking to one topic shows your readers that you are serious and knowledgeable. Shooting off on random tangents may annoy and cause readers to lose interest or...

The idea that brevity and constraint spurs creativity has birthed a new service that could be the next big thing in the social networking and content marketing world. This week Twitter introduced Vine, an app that lets users capture and share very short looping videos, each limited to only six seconds or less. Twitter itself, being a type of microblogging site, has been known for years for inspiring originality through brevity. Its limit of 140 characters on tweets has led both private and corporate users to be quite creative in how they express themselves.
At the moment the Vine app is only available for the iPhone and iPod Touch; it can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store. Functionality for Androids and other mobile platforms is expected to be added soon, although no official date for this addition has yet been released. Other social media sites seem to be taking the development seriously; most noticeably, Facebook quickly removed the ability to...